Comparisons

Teachable vs Podia: what each one caps, and what it costs

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Our pick for simple all-in-one selling

Website, email, community and products in one tool, with a custom domain on every plan.

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Choose Teachable if

You need up to 50 products, 1 TB of video, annual billing discounts, or a big email list without subscriber caps.

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Side by side

Teachable on annual billing; Podia listed no annual discount at our last check, so its monthly and yearly rates match. Compare the caps line by line.

The decision lines

Fees. Teachable Starter charges 7.5% per sale; Podia Mover charges 5%. Both drop the platform fee to 0% on higher plans: Teachable from Builder, Podia from Shaker. At the entry door Podia's 5% is lighter than Teachable's 7.5%, but on a $150 course that is $7.50 against $11.25, a $3.75 difference per sale, so neither entry fee is trivial at volume.

Pricing structure. Teachable's annual billing saves against monthly: Starter is $29 per month on annual against $39 monthly. Podia listed no annual discount at our last check, so Mover is $42 per month either way. That makes Podia's real entry cost higher than its sticker suggests next to a discounted annual Teachable plan.

What each one caps. Teachable caps products at 5, 10 and 50 across Starter, Builder and Growth, with up to 1 TB of video storage on every plan. Podia caps email subscribers at 100, 500 and 1,000, products at 50, 150 and unlimited, and videos at 500, 1,000 and unlimited. So Teachable squeezes your catalog size while giving generous video room; Podia squeezes your email list and video count while giving a larger catalog. The cap you hit first should decide.

Custom domain. Podia includes a website builder and custom domain on all three plans, including Mover. Teachable gives a custom domain only from Builder ($69 per month), not on Starter. If a custom domain at the lowest tier matters, Podia includes it.

Affiliates. Teachable includes an affiliate program for your school from Builder and Growth. Podia includes affiliate marketing from Shaker ($84 per month) and Earthquaker. Both gate affiliates above the entry plan, so budget the step up either way.

Which one for your situation

• You want site, email and products in one simple tool: Podia. It bundles a website builder, custom domain and email, where Teachable is course-and-product first.
• You have a large catalog but a small email list: Podia. Its product caps reach unlimited on Earthquaker, but watch the email subscriber caps of 100, 500 and 1,000.
• You have a small catalog and heavy video: Teachable. Up to 1 TB of video storage on every plan, though products cap at 5, 10 and 50.
• You want a custom domain at the cheapest tier: Podia includes it on Mover; Teachable makes you reach Builder.
• You want the lowest fee at entry: Podia Mover's 5% beats Teachable Starter's 7.5%, but check the caps before choosing on fee alone.

What neither publishes

Verify these in a demo, because neither vendor documents them on its pricing page:

• B2B group or seat selling. Neither Teachable nor Podia publishes it; treat as absent for seat sales to companies.
• SCORM and SSO. Not published on either platform; treat as absent unless sales confirms.
• Teachable public API per plan, and Podia public API beyond Zapier from Shaker.
• Certificate availability and gating on Podia; certificate plan gating on Teachable.

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